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Holiday Market Causes Union Square Pedestrian Chaos

Below are some photos documenting the swarm of cars and vans blocking the entire sidewalk in Union Square this morning to offload items into the Union Square Holiday Market, which opens on Wednesday. With the entire sidewalk blocked, pedestrians are forced to step into the southbound lanes of Broadway and Park Avenue South, where cars scream through to catch the light at 14th Street.

I confronted a traffic cop who was at the northwest corner of 14th and Broadway and asked him why they’re allowing this to happen and not forcing cars to park curbside.

About the Author

Chris O'Leary is a transportation geek who has been reading and drawing maps since the age of 3. He thinks he knows far more than he does, but shares his somewhat informed opinions about mass transit, roads, and urban design here. He was born in Rhode Island and lives in New York City. He hates writing about himself in the third person.